January 2026

Higher Education

Enrollment by Higher Education Segment

Resident Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Students

  2024-25
Actual		 2025-26
Revised		 2026-27
Proposed		 Change from 2025-26
  Amount Percent
California Community Colleges 1,096,150 1,090,231 1,094,809 4,578 0.4%a
California State University          
Undergraduate 342,847 352,910 360,160 7,250 2.1%
Graduate/Other Postbaccalaureate 31,129 32,068 32,400 332 1.0
Teacher Credential 7,287 7,522 7,650 128 1.7
Subtotals (381,263) (392,500) (400,210) (7,710) 2.0%
University of California          
Undergraduate 210,636 214,732 212,503b -2,229 -1.0%
Graduate 37,158 38,233 38,233 — —
Subtotals (247,794) (252,965) (250,736) (-2,229) -0.9%
College of the Law, San Francisco 947 938 948 10 1.1%
Totals 1,726,154 1,736,634 1,746,703 10,069 0.6%
           
Notes: CCC numbers reflect the administration's estimates of budgeted FTE students. For CSU and UC, 2024-25 and 2025-26 numbers come from the segments and reflect actual and revised enrollment levels across the two years, respectively. The 2026-27 undergraduate number reflects the resident undergraduate enrollment growth expectation proposed under the Governor's budget (also reflected in the 2025-26 Budget Act).
At CCC, 1 FTE student is 525 contact hours per year, which on average generates about 24 credits. For undergraduate education at CSU and UC, 1 FTE student is 30 credit units. For graduate education at CSU, UC, and CLSF, 1 FTE student is 24 credit units. CLSF enrollment reflects resident enrollment in its juris doctor program.
a Reflects the net change after accounting for the proposed 0.5 percent systemwide enrollment growth together with all other enrollment adjustments.
b UC already exceeded its enrollment growth target set forth in the 2025-26 Budget Act for 2026-27 in 2025-26. UC estimates its resident undergraduate enrollment in 2026-27 will be 215,634.